Job summary
- Main area
- CHC Nurse Assessor and Discharge Facilitator
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5 – flexible working considered. No weekend working or nights)
- Job ref
- 395-AR005-25-A
- Employer
- NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Meadow Court Rehabilitation Unit, Goodmayes Hospital
- Town
- Ilford, Essex
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (plus HCAS) pro-rata for part-time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
CHC Nurse Assessor & Discharge Facilitator
NHS AfC: Band 6
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available to join our Inpatient Rehabilitation Multi-Disciplinary Team at Meadow Court, in the role of our CHC Clinical Nurse Assessor and Discharge Facilitator.
We are seeking a motivated and forward thinking registered qualified nurse to support the flow of patients through our inpatient rehabilitation units, whilst ensuring all patients discharged onto the D2A nursing home pathway are assessed against the criteria for NHS Continuing Care.
The post holder will be responsible for the effective coordination of patient discharges throughout the inpatient units across Meadow Court.
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate knowledge, skills and experience of person-centred assessments and discharge facilitation. The role will involve working within a multidisciplinary team and a multi-agency environment to support patients' discharges from the wards, the assessment and review process for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC).
Experience undertaking mental capacity and best interests' assessments is advantageous and an understanding of deprivation of liberty safeguards and the Court of Protection would be beneficial to the role. You will also need to be knowledgeable in report writing to ensure you can confidently complete a health needs assessment, personal care and support plan and the CHC decision Support Tool.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be competent in using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and also be confident in learning new systems for recording and report writing.
The successful applicant will be required to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a team and be able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment. We offer a well-established, experienced and supportive team with an extensive skills mix. We are committed to the continuous professional development of all of our staff.
We are looking for full time employees.
Working for our organisation
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735).
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details please contact: Nashreen Seebundhun – Operational Lead at [email protected] or Sarah Akintunde- Modern Matron at [email protected]
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
References
Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. You must provide professional email addresses for all referees as we will contact them as soon as an offer has been made. Please note we do not request references prior to interviews. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. All applications made through NHS Jobs account will be processed by TRAC System. Please note that some emails may go to your spam/junk mailbox so make sure you check this regularly.
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Person specification
DEMONSTRATION OF TRUST VALUES
Essential criteria
- We are Kind
- We are Respectful
- We work together with our Community
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Qualification
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- Evidence of professional development
- Experience in Continuing Health Care
- Experience in Discharge Facilitation
Desirable criteria
- Degree or equivalent level of experience in health or social care
- Relevant post basic qualifications / training
- Academic / professional qualification at higher degree level or equivalent
- Management / leadership qualification / experience
- Recognised teaching module
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable post registration experience
- Palliative care experience
- Experience of undertaking highly complex, clinical assessments
- Management experience
- Experience of working with service users and carers
Desirable criteria
- Liaison with outside agencies
- Experience of working with patients with multiple or complex physical care needs
- Experience of planning and evaluating complex care packages
- Relevant nursing experience gained in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment
- Wide experience of cross-sector partnership
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
- Demonstrable relative experience and knowledge of current key policies and priorities
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of The National Framework for Fully Funded NHS Continuing Care
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of service provision for the client group
- Understanding of relevant current NHS and social care market mechanisms
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication including providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information.
- Ability to work with and influence all stakeholders locally and regionally
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
- Ability to work sensitively with service users and carers in challenging situations
- Comfortable with complex workloads and competing priorities
- Demonstrable ability to deliver the remit of the post.
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues
Desirable criteria
- Excellent organisational skills and keyboard skills
- Leader and mentor skills
- Ability to facilitate
ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Team player committed to open collegiate relationships and corporate effectiveness
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Resilience in complex and demanding situations
- Drive for improvement
- Confidence in managing ambiguity and uncertainty
PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Must be able to travel to various appointments on a day to day basis and able to travel locally, regionally and on occasions nationally. Enhanced CRB disclosure required.
OTHER
Essential criteria
- To be aware of and demonstrate the Trust Values
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
If you require any additional support during the application process please contact [email protected]. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment journey.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Akintunde
- Job title
- Modern Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07714272512
- Additional information
Nashreen Seebundhun- Operational Lead- [email protected]
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